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4 Ts" -v- -j- i u4r ortlJUaroUii llhieoaeXdb I s7 jo Wne velvet 'came, -i fc 1 part of aniiaVy-lt was short tiroe. atter tne t.W a U.e collar wa5; tTwUnesSvhere'idrew trx OL 1 4, correctas-honll jjOJO Tov oitr OWU srECUI. alConld yon rJcogmze: inc. pensw wusyi.u xiu coubtyS zing mo Lf Fp pteexth ayJ; --b VMORSTNa f. iiA-Ui-r to idjournment-all 'draetwreande i iwtion esnmed-4 iard to' -A-4ttonWpiit4o i tis llv infbrmed-S aiewaaonceouboafdaTes Africanslave trade, which 1 VJ probably SKSl board gard to the matter that toh.4 BB-DIEBCT.

Sdy of Lient Davis lay, njr the Pwhere 'Wbe best of my recollection. wSonh waapromised kfter the shootmg was promised double rations, a colored boy to cMhZand a pass to go ujj town when ever I was never compueu r-- Pisw rn-reside; tm A. rOHCl T3rXrrt7 1 pass- i ai cwnoa luaa- ter on the, -11 the pfl alone the roaa cTerj ea aiwng hA lorc-e number of 1864 and 1865whild the large numDer lot prisoners was there-lhe woa waa P. flf near the prison; don every day except Sundays. Thre was generally about 200 cords at that placin- bjthesidc bf th road-I saw oae twadfes prevented fr6m giving food to 4m list amortut of wood I ever saw there, i I wasten or fifteen steps ck when I saw the 4h twrt ladkfe from: giving the IrSers food-did not bear What passed between i5p nd wisonersiat thitime-I know they prevented bocause-1 siw it-I beard the i ladies say if they couiu uv prisoners they would take it home, lor tt guard sbouldiot have it-I don't know anything more about! than what the-lad i cnard prevent the latues JTi saying they were fallowed to pem.t 11 It UdflH ladies then earrie it away, say ng the Wd should not have I tel1 ladiesofferedthemIkTjowjtwfoodfm -v--BRiiTthdv wanted something turned back somewhat like was notexactly what! should Ij-he generally bad on errSmel Baw bim, of either a didnot have on his tha frwo HnX-I am eertaln I ever saw him have it Harris at the time the man was pat in.

the dead eI was acquaint Je Le hut Was well acquainted with bitt and Harris were standing on the rh of the cart-they were not far from Mat. Gee and near fheir tent Witness drew a dingratri of the rela-tuition of the. paTtiesjpresenVtheagon, tenf and dead-house. s- I I did not Bee Iicnt Pav' fall, bnt I saw him halfamimite after Tie had fallen. I i out on the map the place where the guard stood, where the body LienL DavU lay, and where he stood when he jeard the firfcg.J went tip to the gnard ine, WriB about20 yarde'of where Lieut.

Da, is Umight tare been mote of less-Ion't knowat offl. cor went np to the guard ftfter the shooUng-he looked Jike an officer had a saber on the guard was not taken off his post while I stood fhexe-I saw him on his post about tenunutos after he shot-the officer went away and left tie sentinel sliU on. post. -f A 4 I went from Belle 'Isle prison to Saasbury-tbcre were nearly 6,000 sent from Belle Isle to Salisbury-there were about 60 squads of hundred to the squacL-I had beenin prison about seven Jlr Trnnl ti Salisbury there must; hkre been about 5,000 thaj; had been for that of time, as Ibelonged to squad- ranaoie is iV anf a when it rained the hole. Iwere dampen there dar Vas danger of their caving, many of: them did, I do not know Maj.

Mornr-x in tnoW him. No; particular person pomtea 1 iAt nf nrisoners tnera -iumu. me mere i- j. cor that the man 1 1 beard talk at the dead cart was Maj. Gee, and otfeome other Whaf makes certain is, -f" with my own eyes.

-if' vt.r Vhen the rebel officers were recruiUng, Maj. Gee was right thre with somiimes Jalk-twu, was standing with them when thv were recruiting and I heard binvs.y, it was jh, .) Aniihle. rations to those recruit- d-I suppose they were officers of thi ga-rison because Maj, Gee was wiui mciu -sabres-ohe was called Lieutenant and he had on a sabre-they did not say what kind of money we were to get-Maj. Gee made this offer himself-I don't know bow many joined tue bury, about 400 or 500, 1 guess some came back into prison after they had enlisted. 1 reside nn Aluisn, urieana wiwvj1'- J.

The three days we went without food we got nothing to eat-the squad got nothing to eat those twp vi not a thins-there were about SO in mice a T. the squads, I think, about tnainuuioL. red very often during the; winter, in December January and I think in February, that what wood one man could carry was what was allowed a souad this was often; they (those who went out 1 1 ilnn't l-nnw for wood) said tne woou i ol men going out to get wood when, there was none. I was never out tnere Aajourned to 3 o'clock-m. i 4TTTTTINOON SESSION r-- rr railed and sworn was a prison er at Salisbury-captured 19th Otober, at Cedar Ban.

in the Shenandoah Valley taken to Salis-: I -J -t Ax AT, bury about the last of OctoDer i ueiougeu fj Volnnteers. recuKuuc cr sawlflmalfew times in Salisbury ne was called Maj. Gee 1 remamea ui 22d day of February, 1865-while there the sup ply of rations jwas small, so was ne iuei. first, we got half pint or a pmtoi iuF dav. and about a tea-cup full oi nee wup-" aliout once in two weets, some sqauus toner, I think the meat! wss a smaU and bad got about a spoonful oi vmegiir utc sometimes jorn breaa, ana bread, about, half a loaf sometimes; got nouuug Wtwoor tiree days-kbe supply of wood was v.

pnnld carrv. and sdmetiines four men, forone for the squad of one hundred mine was the! division, iubHhu. ii. H-nMM of a cord of wood wac allowed to 1(00 mea per day; some could carry more, some less, as the men were stronger pmoneis aU suffered more or less irum sane froke tboir toes off-I froze one of my heels I saw a number hobWidg rouna, can i iuD aiuinber-some were taken to the1 hospital, and 1 Vaw them no more. I heard Gee at one time, as be came to tne oaca fu'the larec trick building.and two 'men with him, spy, i4when you see a gatnerm, tiiem and make them scatter "-jthercwere a good, maay men shot back ftfithat larbrick.

building at the bakery I should; judge; about a dozen killed but wereilaken to the hos- i.ltals I never heard any warning: given before i i -1-1 Ya crtirT firing-i-I saw one man snot wuup uc uv off, sittifagncara tree by the hospital- was about two or three rods off when the guard shot him, I was nearer to the guard; nian who was 'shot, and Iiieard no warning I Whnesa; pointed qvX jplace. on the map. mm was shoU This man was not snoi at the time Maj. Gee1 gave the I have spok- -en bfi but a few days after Men were enlisted there for the Confederate army, and notices were stuck tapj on trees, "Wan-Ito enlist in: the Confederate they shall receive v4 and double rations as sooir as enlisted. Signed order, of Maj.

Gee ommandiiig; as nigh aft can repeat the rda on a tree near I WOroS oneoi meac mvv- j- -the sutler's tent, aiid another. oh a tree near the 'La nr two 'more in 'the square somewberes-wyquarterawere right back, of the brtCR ouuqing, ju 4 Ant vna thfl third one from the bake Bouse. I 'marched from Salisbury to Greinsb.ro;and then on 'cars to vTilmington-UJ-n't Know how many; Wit A 'Vrilmintfton there we were put In houses Ve did not'meet any other pnsonera ou tuo vray we got nio par uncsas tm uoj ui i know whether all the.prt- recollect me uj wc su 1 -a. tiki i in.imarnm Ralicl.nrv or not. sonersai.

vjnuiuisi nn thft pars from Goldsboro' to Wilming tn-T thinfc that' I was iul-the last squao that do J- the I I tr xe ed firm and ry. I but ing. in the and I in and fur the I the 24th my on, by ontDreaKnat ry dv.Wo not know Capt Stockton," or Capt Fnqna, or. Major when see them BuUer was our squad Sergfeantand dre our ratlonsdon't know wi4 wJi Sergeimt Maw of, divisioiotf know: wheraBatter ow lives. pannSt tell what kind of coat the jperson -took to be Maj.

Gee; had on under bis fyf nottell Its fcolordldn't see liAk reside in the town of Kendall, Orleans Conn T. 1 1 haye had no occupation since I came Stf Ssoxi-a hunter war, asmuch as-aaything-tWitaes -exhibit-, a card, on which bis name appears aav one of a of Jewellers, in Honoluia, Sandwich be said he had hunted with King Kabme-ham; IhaWbeon in the hospitals; there; once or twice, to see sick Mend. judged from what my squad got, as to the amount of Iwood allowed to -1()09, squads Iniglit hategcit: more-we could getP morewood.because.Vewere allowed to go, out on.ee I think. A vr ''A o' orpfl to 10 o'clock to-morrowmora- STTSSTON. I March 13.

1866. "met Parit to adjournm prabers present. After the reading of the journal-of, yesteraay witness, was to the stand cross examination a had no particular occupation befor Inlisted the ariny, except hunting.and trapping sta the Sandwich Islands I have. been a miner, dealer, jeweller, and topped offbv tjciiig tt sol- town of Kendall, Orleans County, on the 28th -1 lnltllWr HIV! COlOTieiS III 1863-wasr vomn eer- 0Pnorsnn? niT tavuuu vtij first-an't think of iny Captain whenj I was cap-, v.i.- aiiarn-Rhooter. and, now turett J.

was ucuvic i remember, was commanded by Lieui Currier-" Captain of my eompany in the regiment, at Kimbaii-weuu Lockport, -N. have my discharge, day of August, 18G4-I served three years lacking four days-I also have a recommend from Colouel. k1? ail the m-isoners that were taken to Wilmington were put in quarters who desired it-I lay out one night, but not because I wap ob- Iired BT THE COCBT. I undcWt ood by the word foreigners in the notice at Siilisbury, to mean Irish Germans, n-'glish; or any one's but Americans, i Henrj'J-aoDittj Orleans County, N. a U.

S. the Fall of lSSJjinthe 151st N. eg-d Division 6th Corpi was token prisoner at Fisher's Hill Ya. on the 23rd August, 1864-was taken 4.Tuw tipW to Belle Island, and then to urei i Salisbury, on the 5th Oct, lS64, and remained there tU120th February w.i:i..o nwniinUA thp. necnsed-aw mm ai.

I believe I recognise the accusea-aw uuu Salisbury lardftim called John H. Gee j. J. UCUGt i nnderstood ho held the rank of Major. lj.

I was quartered near the deid house, in a Sibly nsn wianriatSalisbury-Ilsaw' Gee on, icut, tr- i Ati the 23th of January, wim two omeere, my teni-it that time the aeaa can cauic uFl, ths o-uard ordered some of the prisoners to. load, the dead they put iu three bodies, the men said, they believed the third man breathed the doctor, went to bim and said, there was life in the man, and stepped back and said something toGee Gee said "never mind lie will be dead by; the he gets that fe, the man in the wagon both officers' then turned towards the small: gate tw men, (one named Broad.) took this body and car ried it to hospital, No. theu went back to my tent-in an hour or hour and a alf, that be" dy was brought back to the dead houseI.saw it brought back he was said to be alive when taken from the cart to the hospiUl-I pulj my hand uO-1 i it trna warm and he 6pened Oer ins arm, auu k. 4 his mouth several times-tbe weather was coia.t this time the man had on only a shirt when put in the cart don't know how long he had been Bebel officers recruited several times among the imsoners-Ubey Usually called fotj men $o0 ed IUC kJ li 0 to enlist III iarinv. They shall receive 50 in nr, riiisio rations, as soon as enliutea, By order of Maj.

Jno. H. Gee, Commandmg Post, i sTMs was in tte last of November or first of I)e- cember. I i Ti-t ainn? of Ihe-rations received by squad, from 1st of January tiU we left the prison LT niuio fhe entries each day. 1 -i rsAm riupnsfiinn arose as to whether witness should be alloyed to read from thf diary, to show the particulars in relation tO'the rauons receis-ea by his squadyl during the time alluded to.

The tt-J trlhii flinrv produced was the brinia 'one kept by him, and on answering that 'till A wvnnAA 1 J- Wac it. was QCClUeU 1 1 ti Did you uke these entries your d.ary eacljt each; A Tli.l 4 rinnnoot for the defense asked the Court to WttU'pfe tbP -witness'that, if. alter referring' to bis le could swear to the facts lrrespecr tsi nf the writinar. be should answer but If his ''uJ1Lia farts, in nrhieh he 'testified! was based sdchj on the writing in the memoranfum, he should not, and cited Notes to race i Smith'B T.eadinir cases-5 Serg. i at ,9 Tni.iiiinn'1 45.

Ill iWend, 477 and SergA and Rawle; "87. 1 TbeJ; i 4 writ hp floors Court was cieareu iur beih-' reropened, the Court; fi. 'KJa mpmAnrj his memorandum, he ould swear to the facts or W''ahraif1 anaweri'-? thof II (1 1 1 rc.ll cslli LIcl. aaa 1 HIS OWU AW" Pftnnot tell what -we 'got, each day, withou? looking atthe.dry,butAwrote it down each day. ana J.

Known is- correvu. I i ttan Stated the rations to each man ir" Rnnad Joer day. during the month oi Janu ary, and to the time, ofleayjng the prison the time, of leaving the prison the hia bim 1 TB18 MUler if 1 tiih teai IT I ion Sd to to I Vas da to I tx. for' lo eat, and the ladies said they, had something-I -ha ean.5n exact words, what more tian I have; stated I i Mmi thu itaok place; it was in -an 1 xeu I 1 I Charles G. Ashley called ind sol- Tipaw Artillery, in and.a gray imitorm.

coaitWlw coilar-I do not know the doctor's name-do iiot kidwawfieker it was Dr. itwasl. Win-ldon'tknowif lshpuldktioy nameiflXwem to hear SSSS'" L- nian aaric uair. Kn Al; vr. wo-h andt about cQpc.

years oldi saw blnfoevery iamejtho; for a few days before lie, Ji; riluwe kedwith some of the! witnesses AtL i- j- Jwith Harris, case uuuui mm i -w and Orsland-r-I have, talked ll mA what AShlV lerabont itto-dav no one nV I'saw AsUV there at me.fun, f-r. rr.r 1. .1,... i.u ft ft ICouri adjourned The Court met pursuam, .4: v. a The cross xammation of Henry Babbitt was resumedf: v- tThe peiionl took to Gee.had onj Jommonblackfelthat tWjffiZ took to the hospital was tekd-houscputinaeartani carried so astorecognSzehimagain.

tooK to tne nospiuu wa in a eart an4 carried. 1 saw soas i9.recognihin was not acquaintea wku ieWatthe. prison-Isaw p1. i therej the names of the others ttatj. I lou'tknoMdpn' know that-1 can the "take hWalohg; will die.lforeSrouget orf he will bedead before you.

getthero, jorBomething to that effect. Q. Give the exact words. -11 j'X'MajJ Gee said f'take Wm along he jlttjj; didSiyouget thereV doctor saWthe: 'rnWuisalivethere stand? i fr-m tae person I took, be Ma Gee. The witness was here request make diagram ol tue aeaa iiuu position if the cart, aj.

ee, rrrve aiasraiu wao which The diagram was cifferentmembersot tfe court. I RE-DIHECT. I swear positively to the fact that I know the. inrna woiiprl, iwhlch 1 have stated amount vi i correct, ifrom the fact that I made memoran of the same at the; time. Esrom Weaver 8worn--Resides jj in Cabarrus pnrolTed with the conscripts from 45 50 and was taken to Salisbury the 6thfday of October.

1854, and piacea in Cr rerfment I remained therejill just beforChrisV mas, when I was. sent home sick; Returned tTLJ nnth hpfoHe Stoneman's was c3k to my squad; and received their tatiqns. Our i rations en- men did notltve on men iuiwu. from home, we drew v.f nn monnd of flour, one third Of a'pound of bafeon-if beef, onepoqnd. hun rtr'w hacon we did not 4raw beef, I can't, teil bow often we drew-omctimes we drew 3 days' at a time, someiimcs for one day.

triu) meat, oniy-moiasc, half pint to man. i.Ther were seven menn my Forl twq.days we drew two LJ Anmptimea we drew nee in nnans ui muinooi-O' iUu5n1 niidition to' the other, arueies from home of Jhy o-nod deal more to OQWlwt ihe pvern- icouia nave uu menteaveme. jf Would you have fattened on those rations or; would they have just kept you a ui wiiniii have keotmeso as to do duty f't did not get more than the other mep by beinnr cook, because I was very particular on that point! Not that! was particular logct more than teresVbut'that alt should share alike. I do not mpn ever drew 5flb. of bacon zM fwo ouarte of molasses, I.

meant m0oinrPjl in a tin cup. which we thought held a pint. For 7 men I drew four tin-cup-fulls. ,.4. i.4ri,r mnv davswedrew jnolasses.

but we drew meat much oftener. Our molssses 'W- l.0nprt hnm. I lived upon the rations is- from articles -1 received from BUCU i did not draw loaf br liuur, 1:1 M.M,Shotfhcr sworn, aged leaves a- mancei county. t' totia in the Confederate service, to Lees army-lwas at aaiisoury pruu that time had a conversat ion; wuu: 1 noti'l ThKrfi was A matt DV tne "-r Keck in prison there, sentenced for 5 years com; fineinent for ne weiuug fr -r- 'N wenttherd to take hlm fc box of provisions, and- got there the hPforedavl on the train, and waited theuwent up to the garrison ht'W'Satetnei senti nel a(imitfmg me and turning me over to the offl- rw A tnM him that I had, a ,60 t0t provisions for a Confederate prisoner, 'and he tol r-u 'i "MoT I went me that i woutu ua. iu intoifaj.

Gee's fThe Coutisel forthe de-. i. i guv ponversation fence here mauo wijwuxu vr relative to'abox of provisions for a Confederate prisoner was not admissible as testimony. fhe iit was merely. judge AQvuciw du.ua r- cpldioing why hd went to Salisbury.) wit- ucss Gee was in pea, An Ashe came, in saw another gentleman with hims i -tA to Ual.

Gee.tI have a i letter from a prisoner of war here irom tA apWft hSra onietblnSwn and he er, wuu Widthat he would like to go into the and ooV.fi Maior to read it. -v fc." The' Major refused to; do so, and ettlnm tix aniA irdntpd to see the co in tne prison, --s -i UliOUiii.f i i. Iwi i tnld him he could hot go outnd I saw blm no 1 v. i vi j.u yjir i i. tt iij thfl exact date of this occurreiwse was iu Febmiary-about the time, of the; big freshet, wbich wasneu J.

3HblbWariaingtoii.nAisarl itbo "5 reside reside Jg iM i Belle" 151st of ing JU the and Maj. 4ff the ilman aJC fire but his on on i I -Juiier mine om nrisonir at Beams' station. beine: present) tpj vj wv. j- pooSntiesiii County Cot iiTi n.hft1rmanof each, toetrrespctivecouhttes Pf have lost arnis or otherwise diaMed In separate lists. rtenendants Of a iist oi ussniiu 5- those- who have died, and such other iacte as may of inrtiortancaiT.

twn hundred and sixt doflars. rWOLUTIGN authortzinUK. stgnatureoi im TreasnrertP yed, on the jcoupons XXaOWKlV limbs Aoiam 'iiaa niea But- AUows au their ouaccomt Jhe SLV" Bardlev, syAiV SOLUTI fBESTNlureiat hairman of the Coif Hypo hhnrfii -of Rhfiriffs. tnd trBoHnP'tl the! Bame bonds is -As Act to amendthechkrtefof the.William- aton ana xarooro am TT.iii 'AmnnniT onn mr iii.il' -liJW extend relief ltd Bobert Christy and others. 1 l- iXimJ TviKh aptioff of the 60th ACT tvj ihuwiu vw tfpviKpd Codks.

1 v. 'rmi, Rpvlsed As ACT to je-naet v-ww. TEntitled to amend the. Ak Act to reguhite the sales of Splritous Llqt r- ti.nilrtttn nf Salem. Forsyth county, uhAs-yrifo nabWthe; anMt thejtate to Close ineii uomu.

i 'i AW to ektablish a stale of depreciation or Conflederat Currency. Uf. r. Aom raori aflamf ti.i cents upon UheflOO valuation of land valuation. SI .00 on pplls-aXhe other features do not differ ry much from th? bill in force before the war; ex- cept that'a general ineome tax is adopted- if kw, i cAh TACT for the coHectiaV or.Keyepu;?'? teons appointed to take Iistj of taxableB at first i.i foil trn.

IgQ" befbr iffitffi Mon day in be returned "tojClerks More thejth Monday in; May: DelmqiJents may make returns i.i A j.w nAthoi 1 iri7 furnish Comptroller abstract on or before 1st Mon-" day in4 July. Clerics' shall? deUver" duplicates to Ti-rt XT now valuation ShennaoH-oc uawiu) r'v" until 1867, siamv- iPwAnHaa tflf T. IIP Bjsou3yi03S.in favor, Cluster and.Brot- BEsbtrjTicwtotepair tfle Stlate House, and to enph nthor renalrs made as-may be neeesBa ResoMitiow of thanks to Key. tkm iiey. jD Aor Ofjdisaedsoldiers ACT gulatiDrf the debts created dur rwhn doos't Aot ortn- ine.yaiu debts were created, 1ft stoked, it shaU be adrnfesl- Kble for either party tq: ehqf on.

trial by, amaayiv ractind-'tb Tfif (Silrtxi AN ACT to legalize toe omciai new ui, uuiu. rLgaIizes the acts Ot aupjapsnenn woo in office prior tp ana deputies. ucatlon of teachers snd idSuieters oithe gospel for the coiorea racef ifiwiiui of the trustees of the colored race, who may aspire to be teachers; pr mifaistcrs. AN ACT to amend thd charter of the Asheville -OntMitrlllfl Plank Hdnd "AN- ACT for the better protection of Mill.) Ins and Manufacturing interests of. the 8tate.j TProvides against tbe waiton destruction of daihs, il.i-AJ V.i.-fi tV: W'" ixr apt 'tAiinpnrnhrftt the County Line; '224." A' r-f law of evidence1.

VXf l', T- i i r'-ti aiMm jviJT to mcyrporaie iie xc Institution. -'s-x-'-T AN' ACT to stabllshE a' board Commission-' 'nf N.viwtkn forrtke' wort of Ocxacokeand I 'ijf 1 Revised Ctfde: allows persons i i l.l.A.i, kMW i lntrpt lor v. a 1 .1. ff SnrvAi1nTPn- jent of Common Bshopls, Treasurer the Lit- AV: Af'T Ul.tUUWUf bUPlUVva 'Bi-aiy Fupdand for ptber purposes: Ah Act to' authorise the Public Treasurer to muse Bireciai DotH rSnfp. aa mftkp it ohlnratorv 'itor 1 the juab.wrucpumi public moneys month! tne uanKS oi me oiaic, 0 him to wake special deposite with' k.ohtor th tinniroi orew-uarouDa.

i btl 5 1 AsAct toprovide roiflhepaypwentot the Btate i deht contraeiea peor5 mo: war. iauuvuw Public Treasurer to 6eTJ bonds' to the amount not exceeding ooaouu; wnu-p oonw Bnau near onw t-ouposs bearWVia- per interest, payable' cl', Tier pent inip.lAjait. TRVaule An Act to regulate! the Terms of the Supreme Court- and for other purposes. Authorizes two terms to be held In? the city of Raleigh on the second Mondaysof January and June si r'AH AcTsupplemehtal and, amendatory of an j'-act to reorganize the corporate government or ine a Alt -thia renTbly7. Cliy aua otoucuir ui it.

i A. Act to seurer'a better government for the- TjjgaHecAsylnmi' Cpealssection 7, pt, -chapter and of.thelaws of 1S5S 59. andprovidea irf. pmmpiu. np.ift-aitf'r fthflii D6 TCblcu Id biennially by the and the1 jGovcriio shall be ex officio chairman of the board, and the said board to be si-this act and hold Iheir joffjee until January.

of; fchePeact in Bladen flye justices 7 the power to tnuact any. buslneaa-except in f.Jyj"Ht upmyo a I j-iaL iij Ak; Act? to authorize the of iWadesboro' to levy laxes. -tit ui i i a irn vnnPit A nrtt TV a 4s.t -sj ir ivi -J. lu AU. "I AVA AI.M...,n Jonea and wife, Aima El'mabeth' Alston, Ayres and wife dailteL'tW Laura and 1 -ci a ia i.riV.gif i-taln Acts oi tne .1 publication and distribution of, certain Acts nof am rhipi 4-pre Tiassid during; the war.J tiftri jnore OI a an tiag In Jhe The iiec 'for at i4 ity I 'I 11 Of i 1 the 8d inst, of pneumonia, in the S2d year of her aee.

MABX XAn, aangnicc juj. ,1,, (long since oeeeadca, ana beloved wife of EIXWARDC0MGLAXDhIq. Thouffh- the leunimons iof to Ma Conigland while she was In the bloom of life and freshBesB'of heth, it'did ftt find brinpeDard' ifL a- nnannal frt fhft ArtrrffW'l. (Tliftt asslt was, viUherv; She had lived for paany years, wiui a uushana -wh adored h(r and bad gathered arbund'u'cr a 7 family of little! children," who basked id her: and lived On her had to remember of plensuro la the paot, more, nope 11 kU iuvuiiv being without a father tb welcome ahdjbl her entrance on. tqe stage ox.

we, rroviaedoe ber. mqther, wjii riot ouly filled ber own place, but -almost supplied! the want of his. Favorvd with Intellect pfj'ahlgh'orawr'lhsplred'wtth in am' bitlon to excel In all things ooinuiendcd a do. parent, and placed at the best female school the State! She mastered hAr studied with a' flu cility and perfection ht won the Lrgbett' dls- And ever after, Is the quiet of Lsr 'ewa ottfe, her loje, of Jcarniiag epgaged much of her became well ersed In history, ancient ind'm6dern4bimythology atid the current llte'ra-tilri Of the Few 'persons, wbo were not ber rnBtht omcanionsi. depth, an4 accuracy of hei literary ments bnt ihe was free from pedantry, as If ber acquisitions jhad been tjhe cbmtnon lot of alL practkeaij application, top, which she made of education to the, daily jbualnesa of file, through every "department of her household, and, occaslonaflyJ Into a j(ouTijallsm "of hnportaiit which, as she ws)i pof Messed of a ft ne talent composition, it may be hoped yrtlj aotnu day given to the public; jt', Jt would aot be wonde'rjuCihat a young wo- niinj thus bjeatin mind a fifd to eherUued, and mother' so1 ejhoald not be prepared, all oncewnuc-ja evnire cpwu a unPP7 family ictrcl resigh "this pleasing, ankloui I IV' kofrcafit 1 na lingering look few bsye bet ii mie Sceoes ia uru- cioelnr which jjiave Portray ecLj with so much oblia.

and eafltyj, the wapn affections; of the Hring, beatlncJ'feelinir hearts andi the calm', and trlnnv of tUe.dobartlng eonL inrougu wer jiviiiiu juuens ra iw exhibited a wdnderful pkietrce, and watbleisscd by AU UMVlivy latest breati. If Hfteeij' boprs before she exphrd iioim "bf recorerv. and both knew and sho From tub engagedlhietfgioua and blessing ner cnuaron, consoling uer griei-vncs-n husbajidi and adrlsbig iim how, to rear tlicm, iiiatrlhutlnfir munfflthem the fines from tviille emDlove'd Th these sud o'nd Hduchthg: acta', liermabiuiir was- anlniatod by a wlilcb seemed alrcafly to nave, Jen ii icne-tinvntof cla.an4 lingered j( but to accoraplllith hallowed purposes of a dying mortal 'Aroonj: the itrcidents of jthese last bohrs, 'thefleep' afreotion she jejtpresea ior vue foi-red nAprseof her chilrcn whom he had rcanil from infancy, and now blesaodaa she 'at'odd la ''tears py ih'e'brde. H--' X' Theunwearie'd deyotloil of ber aTToctlfinate bus' oandj hroughon h)er( iilncfs, eontantly called forth expressions of, her, ardent love. was la vain that She wasadvlaed tohiisband her strengUi and cease to Bpeak sae ODeyea ror wauo, una then Ijrokej through Wie ju Innctlonl I have not had a moiment's pleasure, since forbidden to talk to hlm." She made' i full', act oiJ- Wd iolug aalTad la -her last pio- per motherj, Jf she.

was frihtcnodsho flrmf' at all, I bavefullr f- a and died tridnph. lnr ih hofee of I tbftt Wikh aT' wKaim la thv tttlnrrf 1 VJiX UvOlil! M- liAa la fh V'lnfiKV wa ihoroughiy domestlo in her hftbitsj Jkillodmaftagovthe kinder, of wltcn, and, as a1 mother, without a She ac- quired the most perfect control over her cmwren, and with 1 firmness," Wlioily free from theaiar- nt ii Jhnpa liAuoionldl them' InipHctllr 'toner WlILv tWO onecpmoma more jiapyuyiuM J. mJ.i jBense of CaudId ta bdr scdu- mente'aiid -condu'ctL1' and constant ber friend- ahipk, ehi sought by every art of yirtuo to via to herriovej.thp8eJ jwlio, weft to her. af- fcctlOns.1 Ier' excellent mother, for whom ih er' iafl roVerentSaTWteV. j'11 and stood at Uer bedside when ane.cominlU;d lieri iu.

iHti.Mt ntilMmd (a I. imnjImnthitA ram. 1 L41IT3p UltU AtAAf aa jnr va immh.vh.vi close ofi he bY-goneyeat Mrs. CouWlni iosi a dcU female' whoso death-bed, like net" ownl was aarrbuoded'wttb llttte motcrle chUdrenl Onthlfli(lady'a death site wrote obituary, wbich is Iqf touchlngly beautiful, snd self explredhat t'cannot forbear to quote tt beside her lifolos 1 Ml J. At 1 Alt AU iaiUllUiiJ Utf 1 IB UJQ VWUC pilUU IfUIkU IMBI llttln SiJIie ftteal fitam hormother the latt klA thought how tliat, inaterual heart ever lcapi-o lc in'eet the beloved earess.

I eouW'tibt but feci fc mticii rore alfilcuat It 4a to see the wisdom oi -i taking a mother frym herliclpless babes, thm any of his dlponiatloiwi But He, who mttedjthla all things' He tempereth Ihel blast to the borii lamb, and ft will of jHla goodness and mercy, protect the erless. nd heal the heajts of'(the4 desolate." Duiijig her'lllhasa received ctff lfl.C:illWU UUU A.MJAUCBO, ntAlVU. Ak Wlv friends -could bestow; and as rciimis tr, borne tci, their rctlng-pluce la. NortbsmpU through the streeU Its citlci'iK jniatttd. by' their grief at the Md event, nd tl Cl profound sympathy withthodeaolate husband bis family, closed tftelr homes of b.

jiess. pA.04 the cltucns or Jackson rendms same Voluntary tribute of sorrow and regsrd the mournful procession enttred their Tillage, a. a- MPOkTANT. I. rr VA, viUVAl A-'.

A. A A A AV A- j- ncti I willy In pursuanci Of a decree of theti muuuj ir wuiiaj, II UU ULTCUU VI i 1111 'H I IMS .11 I I door! In, the, cJtv Of' lialetr a. the Twbotfsetf Lota, in, the Cttf tl HMClfOA others Peter CvDupre ftnd otliers, 4ry. tne ioi 01 j. em.11,.

tue neiri 01 son and ')ri, 1 fWitnesa Witt S. Maeon, C. A M. ,3 in tne city of Ralelirli. the24th day of Ft: 1 Tpbruary lSrA-d2t-i-wtds' gld bind is situated 13 niucs sop ajvv muw i lA.t...aUrNHiJ la about ant I baadxtxl and flltT I of BENJAMIN F.

decrased, Vj I em surety, and have nnt already be" 5 A will make W. known to D. U. Carter, i in XnrthJP.iirfilina. trt me at KaWMPf 5 i weekly, and eondbin to Ibis tttlcei.

i' 11 -i i 1 efaslheWa wiinnrned flit The t'oun me; 'JStTi 1 members 6eing present. -h Jehu JfoslixaMwp.YvLl.-vrtKMj inSaiisr in'Salisburj-was npt in busmMP March" 1863: as fte ght, ana( Railrbatf office waSn mer andlie-VBaa8ked ifithis.b,o4-aine4 S'P iSSSiSoS The witness aDsw fromthe thkd of Marpl ame into my possession fi fU q. awpao wmiuj-. ViiW th office atisbuiyt 7V 1 oovi frii34Bbury-1 Si tsrbythe. rfWwWth roadoffice at Charlotte, before ti Kbre-I waa th- Kailroad -office ishnrv.

-1 i ii-'. 1 1 au iirii itiniuv at; Fisher's Hill-was taken1 fi.rst tolifp? then ItolteWrjQ Reg. 'sixth, corps, third Brigade arrived at BalisDury au.ouj, -rr rVivrfpi. until Februarys Icarfti remg what Zl? -i j-j'-hTiao nn putting a-liveman- in me wai and tlmpart ameuon'tknoSlStorft Bame-two or. three of the tthopo SiT-f man in out-some oi tae ooyo wu fijsxr cart that is alive The dpctorMedPj took the mih'B arm and stadX'pSl5uve.

Gee said goon witn mm with of the ps took man out and took bim- tdf the foal-thc thiman outand took hinr a thel-mq bad on only a shirts 1. what daythis waal kept iimitmM rwunP! hointofe outl xtni Itjpp rWitncs I once heardTin the yard, soon f. ff Brealj 1 1 ri: Gee. who ietood on the fenccij -feUSM guard Aollectibns.Hto SMaftS among uiw -I T- a I them and scatter tnemon-xpayo ft.TTT in among LUC JIIWVUV.W r-tz j. t.

wi ftiBfjfflvinir a worn. I did not witness saw him a short time after he1 JsJfe0t rpfissun A and before clerk I was clerk in a grocery t6e. New Tork.R Itenlisted JL, -oi' fantry. The mtryA The rian took; tQbejMaUh cadliouse, was the same hear4 orders Ko InoH hniiseSieV-iid-rOn a nair eray pants-a cloaK. tnat caytw nop 1- J.

antra ial -4 WsuhiformThe pants ereftfA of light didh't'notice whether they ny Btnp Jhandl 1 think it had oiack buttons on tfh had medium sized brim-didn't notice- ther lie had think it naa piaca. uuwu. 1 1 think! on! bf ft' pyercoat and under coat, and gray know that the doctor had any mark, j)f ftis cloth-ing-I knew it was the doctor bcefclhad seen bim giving out medicine at; ithe gtal I say. mailininairi' Ete0Oni thSS' was after the becurence at Ithe Afnri too. I tlllllK--i imuj.

a a after this occurrence don't knowf tS saw uiiu for a few daVB before we left tfeil: saw him -WkLL; ilr, there Iv Ik mere iu tsuiuui; WaSi was wuuv-. v7itness aw a diagram of io.softheartJ hospital, at the time of the mapfeg putintho dead wagon had. four wllff here wert two horses it stood on wit. mpi.l.l .1 i ill1, nuiuu tne left hand, side 01 4 fwa P'rT" cupauou ib4 have not oourersed witlt the ef wituesspa, i i tyiia teMtif lat- tne aeuau xchn wpre' -present at this tpAn tne deadi wx-w rioW trivR Mors a grkydiless gray patlfelntf-blackj or Cmr was a Conledrate uniform had 6kirtsdidn't notidjf tf wo5? a sabre at tuat jime, ur.w'j "VST" not see his panta from where hfe t)d. .1 did not notice.

whether Mte wfwM out oi eight before; was, taKep jing ymtr the guard said nothing to baek-4l 6h0uld take vMaj.t;wee oi4B osder-i-the men who took outw poay no act as If they thought Gee wOrMwas an order djd the gaard. i- Court adjourned until nektCday.lO piocK, 1 -4 r'TEllMBLE TRAGEtinf SEA; i erf from MaiatiiaE? 1nr to come tip yvitli' the barifeeinarked ttont J--D h. marte ii-UA MfcitiaH 'fnaai ThiSaotaiii" tM the lOl ura iiivfuy. Krifricrriallecl to rael barKrfvtiereupon the On landing. fcrew of the tarK bad fled instantly assisted Ijylndians, nd I and hefe and tbwere: scattered- rt.nfi sirauuuu i i portions otmurnan Dcaansjyvue.wijw, ua i-vofllpl t.Kf fifolo'frrnEr tale iit-'J i man -fixta -xeiimiri and- 'Toiur unil red took their passagejois)Qarcli eariylin; Q(ober; bfcamenown on board IdWlU iu v.

t4 7 aimcitityfi'i VomenmainrLsThcw Aust hate a little wait for daylighC Thej wotyen are placed pnff crew ifired ai them as One man irnr.1nra -mAWviibp-? ber i sey AU.AWW. Ia rtnroT imata; titor im tvt) A I A that they ppsscssed-a cohsuffcrabTe amount of gold tpccbrdingiy'l the fr 1 also i ion 1 -I I i ,4 Une -T 1,. i i 1" i ..1, I 4 on xu inAB-ist-carrfed to! Salisbury about the 8th of lictober. loianoi faken from me -at Bicbmond. The average: ra-1: one-third loaf of bread a day ometimes a quarter, and some wxt a iinifntnt rice soup a day .4.

limes uuuc 11 einnallv went aiout three days with tinn. at one time, -Jtt first, for 100 men we riA wood thn men feonld carry, then two.i otnkimesf we had none: don't uu uitu -e- a know how much weoJ was; allowed for a thou- ani1 TYlOTI I I i rwitnese pointed ont the map the place Where his squad quartered during the time be Twismi.li ill I rPPOQTitee the acinsed Mai. John H- Gee lMm iiiTMi aeveral times at Salisbury once 3 on the parapet standing With two officers next, 'i i-nrorA tpprnitinfl-: I think this IVfc UIUC VXIC 1 -Was the second timcj-twc( or three "officers of the -'J ---r pnin fTor rlcruits; Mai. Gee. was 1 -'among them-I asked they, were paying, -V, and was told fifty deliars money ana iwo ioi crowdics: np, and were ordered back ty thfe officer of the guard.

w'VBd told them that if fiiej did 3101 give would fire. next time 1 saw iiu r- OeaUrnoufce.f i fmm the eidl ana TT 1. 1 nnp RflV 1 IKLL U1UU Vreathes;" I saw.the docjtor feci his julse. 1V A UCSi ouu.v. man nl 5nst been Tint the dcad-carU P.ridence was oblecteu to, dui uiu vu '1.

1 i IP ill -i -r i i -on, aft nftpr consultation. Was overruled. vi nnsi.mi f. the Doctor said 'I Maj. Geesaid, take hua Wong, or, carry bim 6ut, "i Vdon't recoUect which-he wui oe aeaa -x.

i hp'irpta thero--Maii Gee and theDoctor jleft UlMV I I s( i crsfand carriedtack to the hospital-I aawj the: (i. man open nis uiwutu thVcartMr. Babbitt, Harris, and others tf, pannot name, were preicnt-j-I know they; were jresent I sawJhemUiis was some timehi jJan- rarv can't remejnberejxacily it was afterlmov- 1 1 from, the cave near the dead house. i roaruu i I did not see Lieut. itssU shot saw the smoke the gun, and saw thi man take the gun jfrom i i.1T.V Tavia aftpr he wafl shot I .1.

HBUUmUC-W the platform: anbf- 1 -Gv ff flee went up and spoke to him I stood there, Hthink ten minutes, and he was theee wnen a iciu TJa.ere were fifteen pf my company at Salibury v-jjj seven oi iaem uieuuicrB. I never heard orders given not 'it yA eong ordered ot to throw anything to the prisOj ai aers from the platform tobacco, especially. i.t. i left Salisbury between 20th and 25th of Tebrtt- J. 1 A -MTlltrinrtrttl fhp TrlisnnPT 3i nun wxj.

1.1. i.ii iiiiiuiuuuu were quartered in buildings round" WUmington I uey were unuer mecucai irtanucui iUUUlj. i. Rmw uj nuns duicuus v. WUmington about i- 'x? t-1 'jv i 'cos3 mmiin.

fa A i -i The afiklr'of the man in the dead cart happen-' I tii hUl A think, ahout the latip.r nait of January, i I 3Tt talke4 about thi matter here villi BabbctvV: Uaiwtaa anrl AtKa wAnMCua that -Wimrt went mto Wilmington but, cannot say hp inany; iary giving tJicVquantity ana kind iatoss j. iday 20tb of February drawn each a a a jut uuu vkjivi nitwvoDv nuau i-JUbPittv Hamsa aua myself arc not ueo com- was Mai.1 Gee I heard say this he said.f either I have read from my diary "the amounts J. have stated as the rations drawn, but I know pijsoiiem vere tuerq wnen l- go- teamer tnere nuo 4vf came from Salidburyt-othei before, and came-alter-. l- The man I took'OMai was dressed wifh aape Ujat came down, to about here 5 nieas- miHiniv the the cape was a down each day, ana inai is is cuhtjvw JH.1BS luuuit) oawjur, uio iiv rwiuomo vi uwl of North-Carolina, it- 1b ordered that jnii'i'ff takeiiimouv-or "carry nun aioeg.vvpe ma 3 lw deadbeforcTie gets the man was taken '-back to the hospital and died he died in about an This conversation. occurred inMajojfGee sor-flP, rather in the East part of tM hpuse.

cannot tell, without reading the diary, what wasg'ven'o the on the 14th tht're vsras nothing issued but a pint pf riceti; soup I do pot know thatlcan. tell What fas ity fbt ttiem ancleacn of Uppcar tbe next i U.WAkll rvA4 llnnaa bluish-l-tletf jrecollect about bis buttons-j-1 thint up the N. Railroad, and went 0 the gate andturaedtoleKandJwentintobisbf ituorftl-knoSrgehltoanYWbQjw nncniTiirl nn 'one-els Huar ana uiui uuiy uun una lruiu uearaaj. 1 saw mm tasen out oi ice wagon ana came a DacK iHhe'hospitall was standing at the time, ml vie wore hat, Son' 'recollect what; sort don i Tae weights and measures I bate stated werer VJSaAS tt ont inf the dead boose MaL Gee was about ten what I estilnatea, 4 uut," "Jfcu" mSselfii-I ca hnot swear the bth'er squads when. tuis 1 dont reinetober whether h4 bad on soldier's or dCbth.es.

VyA "t' Ma, XSiM office3 was- the left of the did not more ti mlnedid-I ido.ijjao recollect if Jne nas naa rr had a sabre-xtf-oticed iu signia of rank, atthat time." I "''At the "time the' order was gi'ven, that.I.bave- mention6d, Maj. Gee was" the parapet; aud i at fhe.backof thef tiihim IhHio mAa nfT tluan Utam fw. him I i-rrsc or fifteen feet from me-r-he stood ft little to ihe of thebindend of the wagon when Majt thiSr I did bear the' Doctor say wany-' tldng; he' turned to go off the Doctor went npi th6 wagon and felt the man's Gee -j badoo aseri of gray cloak at the time, and gray know whyweonly got th 14f4anuary, ti 4re was nothing else 'tracf I.I 1 SUPPOSe lb tu uctafwc ioZviioWtfaw nersgot iheisame theprisoners war aip. I possession- given as eany I tUrkJi-: mJde know 0n daybf sale, 1J there ThfrBenttnel admitted mq, and timed --Over to the omcer 01 i trMai. ee.

nen a weni, the door of the house, I went inand paBsed -fti'f rants, andtlthinki ha his sabreY be liad on a i 'i 1 i I A 71 I I 4, I Vn, 1 1 i Of It Kiw i I 4 I ''ft jtftnwivonnPoiiB, or juajimaii vro I fp wuie iaaen 1 s.rj? .1. if-: -i' 1 iV fTl. I X. i i i ii J.JL r- Daraines, cracnerttema kitties, LiOa sale i AJJ I Ml IH n. ..11 a VUDW wa I yi.ino.

tA-nA oror RMAinna Af Aiitrl rnnrrtv fc nf. F.flce in Edentonl the 1st -Monday 'of February, Lr A' fWH.lt. WtXSK qmy AL.M it. thp Vlpnn Vrt rmr. eroau, don't know whether they were oflJeer-na time Maj.

Gee said something' to the guard abv11. broad brimmed hat the cloak was jsohiev1iat like a ooldier's cloak or coat." onlv a srood deal longer, and fame rd6wn nearly the nee -1 bad oh a star don't remember jthal ies Mr.Bassfora and besiriy Mie vw'. vw in uniform throughout- cloak wY he shoulders, reaching down ab tyhmlUff icuiaic ocuiiuary uuu ocen in.BUCcessiai intiArt Jif ft riiatimf, 6peratic4ltince, ampiedvin l86iby. U-M left to bis Office! I Jt se'ema tojni tiatj er was, piaizk adjoining this rooin iiM-J''K5' r-A. lin irr triA; thtSiiJ -had more then coehW-stai1 was on piisfcollai 1 i .1 Ing fire 1 mong.them and make them scatter.

swear" positively the wprcbj order of Maj. Gee, Commanding ost'was at.the end of tba noUces am noi' certain thM these notices were'there in February, bnt it wai after Vhe'break it was a 16ng time before. can't rj: I saw1 taew'inFebmary I should think they were there in January tean't say how long nflj.r thp nnthrpalr KfV.mA cnn if. a. Bix lay concealed behind a ifrater cask.

Greek, grasping, tne cnua oy tne arm, yrmriea uw. t. j. The man Aspoae wj wiu ei jjibj. because ifwas told that Vas' hiin by others; wheu I' called bimjklajor, he answeried -to inamei had, been totSalisbury.

twice, before, wf had snoken 'to' Mai. UCIU1D. till IP yw.uiivu,,..j Xne aret taai 1 saw 01 maj. ueo wu wucu and -his and Ge6' vver know whether hfL." -Vaythe oes be bad on'a on 4 i bootstor- sbi a sabfe-eaw'no InslgniaAdk; I think be hd4.oj. sides, i 5 r-t pants, with gold orninff of thc 29th of January -Ab sect if he bad lace down the leg of his pantey-Bab; iiitt an fiarrVa, were standing very near ie at time did not notice whether Maj.

Gee had boot" or shoes upon that: occasion f' cannot de-, I soribe the dress Maj. Gee bad on rhe other times 1 iifeealirhteeiof bee? i "a star on it was on the when saw bim be usually wore gray clothes i ehoujd judge it to be somewhere about the latter t-ooo. ine aoctor JOA tl 1 -t 1.